Interview Segment
Linda Fortune interviewed by Joshua Ogada
May 26, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
May 26, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
"We were robbed of so much, because, in the area, I always say that we lived together rich and poor, the haves and the have-nots..." [1:33]
Linda Fortune, who grew up in District Six and wrote a memoir about her life there (The House on Tyne Street), tells of the social divisions that were created when people were forced to leave District Six.
Linda Fortune was a resident of District Six, and she describes that one-time vibrant community as her spiritual home. She works at the District Six Museum and wrote a book about growing up in District Six, The House in Tyne Street: Childhood Memories of District Six.
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Linda Fortune, who grew up in District Six and wrote a memoir about her life there (The House on Tyne Street), tells of the social divisions that were created when people were forced to leave District Six.
Linda Fortune was a resident of District Six, and she describes that one-time vibrant community as her spiritual home. She works at the District Six Museum and wrote a book about growing up in District Six, The House in Tyne Street: Childhood Memories of District Six.
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